Medical waste pick up

Hospitals, clinics rake in cash with unnecessary medical tests: ministry (29-03-2007) HA NOI — Health managers have warned that private and State-run hospitals are carrying out unnecessary medical tests and that members of the public are having to pick up the bill. Director of the Ministry's Treatment Department, Ly Ngoc Kinh, said private hospitals last year examined around six million people and treated around three million patients. He added that private hospitals were more likely to carry out unnecessary operations than their State-run counterparts. "Performing unnecessary tests is a waste of money," Kinh said. "The phenomenon exists and is a weakness of the country's medical sector. It needs to be seriously looked at and corrected." The director said the Ministry this year would revamp medical-testing procedures to bring them in line with regional and international standards. Dr Nguyen Thanh Tong, from the HCM City-based Medic Centre agreed that the testing system needed to … [Read more...] about Hospitals, clinics rake in cash with unnecessary medical tests: ministry

Several hospitals have been topping up their funds by selling medical waste that is later ground up and molded into everyday objects for the home like baskets, mugs and dustbins. The public is understandably concerned about the risk and doubts whether the waste really should be recycled, so Sai Gon Giai Phong asked Mr. Tran Do MInh Quang, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company (Urenco), for his views. SGGP: How is medical waste classified? Mr. Tran Do Minh Quang: There are five classes of medical waste. The first is gloves, wound dressings, blood tubes, needles, syringes, scalpels and other cutting tools, expired medicines, body parts like hands, feet and organs, and fetuses.The second is radioactive waste in solid, liquid and gaseous form. The third is chemical waste, the fourth is gas containers and the fifth is waste from human activities. How do you distinguish between recyclable and dangerous waste?It's very hard to distinguish them; even doctors have … [Read more...] about No Medical Waste Can Be Recycled

The notion of a waste-free society might sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but one once seriously polluted city in Japan is helping to make the dream come true. Deadly pollution It's about 5pm on the third Thursday of the month, and a long row of colourful boxes are arranged on the pavement at Gomi Station harbour, Furuko District, Minamata City. This isn't some uber trendy art installation, this is recycling day - a very important ritual in what was once a fatally polluted city. Recycling is no simple task. Waste is divided into 22 categories: glass bottles, tin, aluminium cans and plastic boxes to name but a few. To make sure there is no confusion, several volunteers are on hand to help out. Among them is 49-year-old Mitsuo Imamura, an employee at the municipal transport company. "By recycling we protect the environment and avoid waste," he says. A sense of community spirit is in the air. People traipse to the site lugging nylon bags packed with rubbish. As much as possible … [Read more...] about Japan dreams of a society without waste

A month ago, hate dripped from the steep tiers at Stamford Bridge as Rafa Benitez appeared on the touchline. Yesterday, the place was thrilled by eight goals. Not once did the Chelsea fans join in song to tell Benitez he wasn't wanted here.
The last time they saw their team score this many was the final game of the Barclays Premier League season in 2010, when Carlo Ancelotti's team walloped Wigan to celebrate the first leg of their first Double.
But that was Carlo, a free-wheeling and popular manager who implored his players to attack. This was Rafa, a cautious tactician, always alert to danger, who sat down after an 8-0 win to say: 'We knew they would be dangerous in the counter-attacks.' … [Read more...] about Chelsea 8 Aston Villa 0: Brilliant Blues back up to third after rout on Lampard landmark

Viettel launches plant to make handsets, computers
Viettel has officially launched a production line of electronics and telecommunications worth over VND200 billion ($9.5 million).
The line is designed to develop 5 million 3G USB, 3 million mobiles and 900,000 computers per year to sate Viettel's domestic and international market demand.
This will be the first modern production line in Vietnam to produce mobile phones, tablet computers and networking infrastructure.
Economic restructuring discussed in Hanoi
Restructuring investment mechanisms is a key to restructuring the economy, according to a seminar in Hanoi on October 18.
Addressing the seminar on the global economy and Vietnam's economic policies, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said that global economic recession has left a strong impact on Vietnam since 2008.
Although measures and policies have been carried out, Vietnam still faces a high inflation as well as high interest rates.
He emphasised the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/10